A dazzling pair of vintage true one of a kind traditionally handmade geometric natural ruby, natural sapphire, natural emerald and natural diamond 18K gold drop earrings circa 1980, 4.58 cttw, 9.54 grams, 29 x 13mm.
These amazing earrings are set with sparkling white diamonds and gorgeous princess and rectangular cut rubies, sapphires and emeralds! The color POP and design are totally gorgeous!
The mirror image pair beautifully frame the face.
Each luxurious earring measures approximately 1 1/8" long by 1/2" wide approximately (29mm x 13mm).
1.40 carats of natural rubies
1.40 carats of natural blue sapphires
0.58 carats of natural emeralds
1.12 carats total weight of natural diamonds VS clarity F/G color
4.58 carats total ruby emerald sapphire and diamond weight.
The backs are stamped 18K meaning solid 18K gold, Testing of the earrings confirms solid 18 karat gold. Together the pair weigh 9.54 grams approximately. They secure with butterfly backs.
This vintage pair of earrings are in good vintage condition and are ready to gift or to wear.
Am Appraisal Report and Gem Report is included with your purchase.
We will ship in a presentation box for safe keeping.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
Comments:
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
In the last two decades many sapphires seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion, deep diffusion and beryllium treatment. In recent years sapphires have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a sapphire. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell these sapphires with these treatments.
In recent years emeralds have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with polymer resin, sometimes the polymer is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Glass can be used in a similar way. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of an emerald. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell these clarity enhanced emeralds.
Measurements etc
Top 3 x 3 x 2mm - ruby and sapphires 20 pts each, diamonds 18 pts each, emerald 13 pts each
Two larger emeralds 4.05 x 2.91 x 1.71 - 16 pts each
8 rubies 4 x 2.6 x 2 - 0.25 pts each
8 sapphires 4 x 2.6 x 2 - 0.25 pts each
